Thomas Paine

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century.

It is time to let America be America again. To return freedom to the people. To stand on our founding principles and reject the cynical politics of the Nanny State.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.